Curt Faudon (10 May 1949 - 25 July 2019) was an

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who wrote, produced and directed over 30 films. He received First Prizes and Jury Awards at Film Festivals in

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Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

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, and

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. Faudon was born in Graz in 1949, and moved to New York City in 1979. His films, in a style all of their own, show a keen eye for detail, colour and light. Faudon's son, Patrick Faudon, is a film producer.

Films

* ''Magic Graz'' (1972); writer/director * ''Hugo Wolf'' (1976) director; documentary starring

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; ORF,

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* ''George Orwell'' (1984) director; documentary on

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; written by

Hilde Spiel Hilde Spiel (19 October 1911 – 30 November 1990) (pseudonyms: Grace Hanshaw and Jean Lenoir) was an Austrian writer and journalist who received numerous awards and honours. Biography Youth in Vienna Hilde Spiel was born in Vienna in October 19 ...

; ORF, ZDF,

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, SRG * ''Good News from Austria'' (1984) director; documentary on the Austrian economy * ''Fanny von Arnstein'' (1985) director; feature based on the book by

; ORF, ARD * ''Christmas with Willi'' (1985) writer/director; feature, ORF, ZDF * ''Auf dem Schnee ein Feuer'' (1986/87) writer/director; documentary; ORF, ZDF * ''Land der Täler'', parts 1-10 (1989–1991) director; documentary; ORF * ''Top Spot'', parts 1-3 (1989–1991) TV show; writer/director/producer; with

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, Philip Michael Thomas,

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* ''Melting Pot of Illusions'', parts 1&2 (1992) writer/director; TV documentary on the USA 500 years after

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, PBS channel 13 * ''Mount of Olives'' (1990) director; TV documentary; ORF,

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* ''Loaves and Fishes'' (1991) director; TV documentary; ORF,

* ''Nothing but reality'' (1989) director; documentary based on the book by

; ORF, ZDF, PBS * ''Die verweigerte Zärtlichkeit'' (1986) director; feature film based on the book by H. Fink; ORF * ''Cross Town Sabbath/Zwang zur Unrast'' (1994/95) writer/director/producer;

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based on the book by

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, ORF, PBS, Channel 13 * ''Total Relaunch of TV News Station n-tv/CNN'' writer/director/producer; 1997 in

* ' (1997/1998) Writer/Director; feature film starring

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, Francois-Eric Gendron, Alexander Peskov,

Thomas Heinze Thomas Heinze (born 30 March 1964) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1988. Selected filmography References External links * 1964 births Living people German male film actors German male tele ...

, Jerry Cala;

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, BAVARIA, ORF * ''Flames of Death'' (1999) co-author/Director; feature film starring

Heino Ferch Heino Ferch (born 18 August 1963) is a German film, theatre and television actor. His notable film roles include Albert Speer in ''Downfall (2004 film), Downfall'' (2004) and Harry Melchior in The Tunnel (2001 film), ''The Tunnel'' (2001). Biogr ...

Natalia Wörner Natalia Wörner (; born 7 September 1967) is a German actress. Biography After finishing high school in Stuttgart, Wörner moved to New York City, where she studied acting at Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. In 2000, she returned to Germany, wh ...

Axel Milberg Axel Theodor Klaus Milberg (born 1 August 1956) is a German actor. His most prominent role is that of ''Tatort'' investigator Klaus Borowski. Selected filmography * ''After Five in the Forest Primeval'' (1995) * ' (1996) * ''Father's Day'' (1 ...

: Kirch Group, SAT 1, ORF * ''Trivial Pursuit'' (2000) co-author/Director; feature film starring

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, Jule Ronstedt, Thomas Heinze, SAT 1 * ''Tattoo'' (2000) co-author/Director; feature film starring

, Katja Weitzenboeck, Ben Sadler,

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Erwin Steinhauer Erwin Steinhauer (born 19 September 1951 in Vienna) is an austrians, Austrian actor. Selected filmography * ''Der Sonne entgegen'' (1985, TV series) * ''Sarajevo (2014 film), Sarajevo'' (2014, TV film) References External links

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: Sat.1, Kirch Group, ORF,

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* ''Universum Steirische Toskana'' (2000) Writer/Director/Producer; documentary; ORF * ''Universum Tirol - Leben im Bergland'' (2001) Writer/Director/Producer; documentary; ORF, Faudon Movies * ''Universum Carinthia - Leben am Wasser'' (2002/2003) Writer/Director/Producer; documentary; ORF-Cine, Culture Carinthia, Faudon Movies, WDR * '' Szczesny - The Film'' (2003/2004) Writer/Director/Producer; documentary on

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* ''Commercials Österreich Werbung'' * '' Discover the Joy - Austria'' (2002/2003); commercial. Won first prize at the film festivals in New York, Los Angeles, Karlsbad, at the 2003 ITB Berlin, and the Grand Prix CITF for best commercial * ' (2004) co-author/Director; feature film starring

Ken Duken Ken Duken (born 17 April 1979) is a German actor and director. Early life Ken Duken is the third child of film and stage actress Christina Loeb; his father is a doctor. Duken never attended a drama school but took courses in drama, including un ...

Sebastian Koch Sebastian Koch (born 31 May 1962) is a German television and film actor. He is known for roles in the 2007 Academy Award-winning film ''The Lives of Others'', in Steven Spielberg's '' Bridge of Spies'', and as Otto Düring in the fifth season of ...

, Eva Hassmann, August Schmoelzer, Rosie Alvarez; EPO Film, ORF, Towers Production London, Cine Carinthia * ''Universum

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'' (2004/2005) Writer/Director/Producer; documentary; ORF, WDR, Faudon Movies * "Silk Road - Songs Along the Road and Time" (2007/2008) film about the

Vienna Boys' Choir The Vienna Boys' Choir (german: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other countr ...

- Director * ''The End of Something.

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'' co-author/Director; in production

Awards

*1972,

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: nomination, Palme d'Or, best short film (Magic Graz) *2002,

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, International Film and Video Competition: Finalist (Snowdance in Austria: Discover the Joy) *2002,

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: First Prize (Discover the Joy) *2002, CIFFT - Comité International des Festivals du Film Touristique Grand Prix, Best Commercial World Wide (Discover the Joy) *2005, US International Film and Video Festival, Los Angeles: Golden Camera Award (Mozart) *2007, US International Film and Video Festival, Los Angeles: Certificate for Creative Excellence (Sailing Island) *2007,

: First Prize (Vienna Collection) *2007, CIFFT - Comité International des Festivals du Film Touristique Grand Prix, Best Commercial World Wide (Vienna Collection) *2007, US International Film and Video Festival, Los Angeles: Silver Screen Award (Vienna Collection) *2007,

, International Film and Video Competition: Bronze World Medal (Sailing Island)

References

TV WEEKEND; On a Manhattan Bus Ride, a Trip to the Past

External links

official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faudon, Curt Austrian film directors German-language film directors 1949 births 2019 deaths